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Brown, Karen; Aoude, Ahmed; Galiana, Henrietta; Kearney, Robert
doi: 10.1007/BF03016346pmid: 19138913
Purpose: Although respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP) is the method of choice for the assessment of sleep disordered breathing, it has not been applied to the study of infants at risk for postoperative apnea (POA). The purpose of this study was to apply RIP to evaluate breathing in these infants. An additional purpose was to implement, simultaneously, three novel algorithms to detect movement artifact, respiratory pauses, and thoracoabdominal asynchrony, since their combined output both detects respiratory pauses and classifies them as obstructive or central in origin.
Kim, Duk-Kyung; Kim, Hae-Kyoung; Lee, Kyoung-Min; Shin, Hwa-Yong; Ryu, Jae-Sung
doi: 10.1007/BF03016347pmid: 19138914
Purpose: Use of a pediatric airway exchange catheter (PAEC) has been advocated as a potentially useful adjunct for difficult extubations. We evaluated the laryngeal passing ability of a tracheal tube over a PAEC and compared its success rate between adult patients in the sniffing position and adult patients with simulated cervical spine immobilization created using a manual in-line axial stabilization (MIAS) technique.
Lauwick, Severine; Kim, Do; Michelagnoli, Giuliano; Mistraletti, Giovanni; Feldman, Liane; Fried, Gerald; Carli, Franco
doi: 10.1007/BF03016348pmid: 19138915
Background: Lidocaine has been shown to inhibit neural conduction and to have anti-inflammatory properties. The purpose of this study was to determine whether intraoperative lidocaine infusion reduces opioid consumption in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Ree, Ronald; Bowering, John; Schwarz, Stephan
doi: 10.1007/BF03016349pmid: 19138916
Purpose: To describe both the evolution and the main associated complications in the anesthetic management of the initial 40 patients at our centre who underwent percutaneous retrograde aortic valve replacement, a novel technique utilizing a catheterguided femoral artery approach.
Perbet, Sébastien; Constantin, Jean-Michel; Bolandard, Franck; Vignaud, Marie; Gallot, Denis; Chanséaume, Sylvain; Zénut, Marie; Bazin, Jean-Etienne
doi: 10.1007/BF03016350pmid: 19138917
Objectif : Nous décrivons l’intérêt et la bonne tolérance de la ventilation non-invasive lors d’un oedème pulmonaire attribué aux médicaments tocolytiques durant le travail d’une grossesse gémellaire.
Barbeito, Atilio; Bar-Yosef, Shahar; Lowe, James; Atkins, Broadus; Mark, Jonathan
doi: 10.1007/BF03016351pmid: 19138918
Purpose: An unusual case of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome caused by an infected right atrial-SVC junction thrombus may be diagnosed using transesophageal echocardiography.
doi: 10.1007/BF03016352pmid: 19138919
Purpose: The Combitube™ has been shown to be effective in many airway management scenarios. We describe its use as a rescue device in a “cannot intubate cannot ventilate” (CICV) situation that was encountered during a Cesarean delivery (CD) followed by transient cranial nerve dysfunction.Clinical features: A 24-yr-old gravida 4 para 1 (weight 112 kg, body mass index 44 kg·m−2) at 34 weeks gestation, with pregnancy induced hypertension and a prior history of uneventful airway management, presented for urgent CD. She refused regional anesthesia and attempts at awake laryngoscopy and intubation. Following rapid sequence induction, attempts at direct laryngoscopy and intubation failed. Ventilation via facemask and laryngeal mask also failed. A Combitube was inserted and inflated according to manufacturer’s instructions and resulted in successful ventilation of the patient. The Combitube was in place for approximately three hours and then removed uneventfully. The following day, the patient presented with signs and symptoms consistent with bilateral glossopharyngeal and unilateral hypoglossal nerve dysfunction. Three months later the patient’s nerve dysfunction had completely resolved.
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